Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Barker, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barker and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Barker
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Barker:
- 41.038833, -111.932718
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Barker
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Since Barker is near Summit County and also Weber County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Summit County
- eBird sighting report for Weber County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Barker ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Barker.
Within Utah, the name Barker is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Minnesota
- Carlton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Barker [Carlton County].
- Traverse County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Barker [Traverse County].
- Montana
- Broadwater County
- This Barker is located in Broadwater County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<2> to the north of the Barker that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broadwater County community of Barker.
- Judith Basin County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Barker [Judith Basin County].
- Lake County
- This community is historic and although located in Lake County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Barker.
- New York
- Broome County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Barker [Broome County].
- Niagara County
- This Barker is located in Niagara County and lies 1,703 miles [2,740.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Barker that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Barker.
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barker ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Cherry View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry View
- Cherry View is located in Davis County
- Cherrywood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Cherrywood is located in Davis County
- Cook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Creekside
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - David Smith
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for David Smith have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Smith
- David Smith is located in Davis County
- Diamond Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
- Diamond Hills is located in Davis County
- Four Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Davis County
- Fruit Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Heights
- Fruit Heights is located in Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruit Heights <5>
- Gill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Grand Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Oaks
- Grand Oaks is located in Davis County
- Green View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green View
- Green View is located in Davis County
- Haven Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Haven Park is located in Davis County
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Hob Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Homeplace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Indian Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Indian Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jones
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Misty Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Misty Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Misty Meadows is located in Davis County
- Moon Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Davis County
- Park Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
- Park Heights is located in Davis County
- Peach Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree
- Peach Tree is located in Davis County
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Ridge is located in Davis County
- Rolling Greens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Greens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Greens
- Rolling Greens is located in Davis County
- Rosewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Snow Canyon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Canyon
- Snow Canyon is located in Davis County
- Snow Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Creek
- Snow Creek is located in Davis County
- Spring Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
- Spring Hollow is located in Davis County
- Summer Haze
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Haze have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Haze
- Summer Haze is located in Davis County
- Summer Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Wood
- Summer Wood is located in Davis County
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Davis County
- Tiffany Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffany Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Park
- Tiffany Park is located in Davis County
- Vantage Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vantage Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Park
- Vantage Park is located in Davis County
- Victory Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
- Victory Park is located in Davis County
- View Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Heights
- View Heights is located in Davis County
- Wooded Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooded Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Hills
- Wooded Hills is located in Davis County
- Hob Hill
How Far From Barker to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Barker to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barker and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Barker to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,751 miles [12,474 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Davis County: www.daviscountyutah.gov/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Barker could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0388, Longitude: -111.9327 In this case, the coordinates for Barker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Barker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Barker to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.983 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.579 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.771 degrees. |